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ifJt1DIRECTORYDistrict OfficeesDistrict Judije John CTCussellDistrict Attorney John I KkiberDistrict Clerk Louis KowalskiDistrict court commences on thefirst Monday in tlie mouths of Feband SeptemberCounty OfficersCounty JudgeCounty AttorneyCounty ClerkSheriffTreasurerAssessorCollectorSurveyorInspector of Hide3SecretaryAttorneySurveyorA3aessor and Collector J A MichelThomas CarsonAjfustin CeliyaJoseph Webb2 C FortoCeledonlo GarzaCeorge ChampionJames A Browneilantin HansonCasimiro TamayoCOMMISSIONERSPrecinct No 1 Antonio VazquezPrecinct so 2 Einile KleilierPreciuct No 3 Fructoso CarciaPrecinct No 4 Pablo PerezCounty court meets for civil criminalandbrobato business on the first Mon-day in March June September andDecemberCity OfficersMayor Thomas CarsonChief of Police James 1L Klhanr easurer Alfred TuornhamM B KingsburyFrank FeuilleS W JJrcksCTS DElARTCIiES AMD AEEIVALS OF3IAIL8DEPARTUREFor AUce Texsw daily atItio Grande City Mon-day Wtd and Friduj atFor Point lsil > el tlii v utMatamoros Mexico Except Sunjay at U oO a marrivalsFrom Alice Texas daily at 10 p mliib Gcande TriWeekly at 7 pmPoin Isabel daily at 6 p mMatamoros Mexico 930 a m6 a m6 a mQ a inJewelry Found In a WallWhile cleaning oit a well a mile anda half northeast of Nevada Mo Rich-ard Kasteu found about a peck of jew-elry mostly gold Over a hundredrings a lot of chains cuff buttons lock-ets and other trinkets were picked outof the mud The well is near a housethat has been vacant for years Itiasupposed tramps who had lodged in thehouse hid the valuables in the wellKansas City TimesTo Kojoy a CelebrationBinks Yes my family took in thewhole Columbus celebration and itabout half killed us Such crowds Ithought sometimes wed never get outaliveMinks My family enjoyed the Colum-bus celebration immenselyI dont see howWe staid at home and read about itNew York WeeklyA Demand for BiblesWhile lingering in a down town booklatore a few days before election thewriter noticed that there was an un-usual demand for Bibles One man ranin hurriedly and boughtfour Bibles an-other took two and a messenger boy pre-sented an order for six The booksellerwas asked if this increased interest inthe Scriptures was duo to special mis-sion work in the neighborhood and li6replied with a grin Yes election mis-sion work Them Bibles is used by reg-istration boards to swear the voters on 1New York TimesXofty ClimbingThe loftiest point bo far as yet knowrto have been attained by a mountainclimber is 23700 feet which was accom-plished a few years ago by a Mr Gra-ham in the Himalayas He states thatin spite of the great altitude ho did notfind any difficulty in breathing nor didhe experience nausea bleeding at thenose or temporary loss of sight or hear-ing The motion of the heart was how-ever perceptibly affected as its beatingbecame audible and its rate was lecidedly increased ExchangefFix Pat Out with ClilorBaiters Summit is without water forjnore than scanty nse for absolute neces-sity When fire broke out in the dwell-ing of George Croft the other afternoonit looked as if the place was doomed Abright idea struck Croft He remem-bered some barrels of cider in the yardA bucket line was formed between thecider barrels and the blazing rookThree barrels of Ub 1 cider did thebusiness and the fire was quenched wijhcomparatively little loss Cor PittsDurg DispatchHow Tippoo Sahib DiedH G Keeno has found in the diary ofhis late father an interesting descriptionof the storming of S8rmgapatani atwhich he was present oa May 41799Captain Keene who was a nephew ofGeneral Harris then commander iarchief seems to have gathered from pris-oners full details of the last moments ofour once redoubtable enemy TippooSahib In his entries which have beenforwarded for publication to the Cal-cutta Review he saysTippoo sat at his dinner till one of hisaervants told him that the English werecoming and they presently appearedThis was the head of the left hand col-umn He sent off a servant to the placeto bring up the troops seized his rifle jshot of the first three who cameand oneon in front Another was lulled by ashot from the bastion behind The thirdstill advancing Tippoo cried out Theseare devils two are killed and tho thirdto find himselfcomes on Ho fled onlyself hemmed in between two columnsHe fought bravely When he fell wound-ed an officer was about to say who hewas Tippoo frowned and put his fingersto his lips Ho then made a blow at asergeant and cut into the barrel of hisfirelock Tho sergeant killed him witlhis bayonet and the body was soon cov-ered by the slainIt has been said that the success of thtassault was necessary to the existence oithe besieging army under General Bandand Captain Keenoa diary confirms thislinking BaUoons SafeTwo melancholy accidents throngballoons becoming ruptured in midaiihave led to experiments being madiwith a view to save lifo under such con-ditions One aeronaut in Franco fittedhis balloon with a parachuto whictoverspread the npper part of the gaseouienvelope Ho then mado an ascent andwith marvelous confidence in tho valuof his improvement purposely cut thfabric of the balloon and let the gas es-cape The parachuto then expandedand tho occupants of the car sank slow-ly and safely to earthIn another experiment conducted ivthis country to show that if the noclsline of a balloon were left untied theBilk envelope would itself form an umbrellalike parachute the car hrd ucoccupants but was weighted so as tcrepresent a crew of Ihreo persons Bymeans of a fuse and a weight the fabricwas automatically slit from top to bot-tom when the balloon was at a heightof 3000 feet upon which the materialassumed the fonn of an inverted batiiand came down gently It is arguedfrom tho result of this experiment thattho occupants of a burst balloon wouldcome safely to the ground if they oulyhad the presenco of mind to cut theneck line Chambers JournalMr Bilking What a rommanding presence th t lady lias MrBilkinB Yes I guess shes marriedNew York WesklvTJENRY F HORDLawyerKio Grande CityOur StraightEurekaToxagLull sTheThese four brands of Hi gh Pat-ent Flour are only One Week onthe market and the demand iagreater than other flours sold hereOur people are judges of a goodarticlesnd mj Bales prove itB L CAINKowalski buildingBrownsville TexaeSole AgentTHE CITY 3IARKETPrices of Various ArticlesSold at That PlaceBelow we give prices or various arti-cles on sale daily in the BrownsvilleCity Market The articles mentionedare all home products raisid by thepeople of the surrounding country Theprices given aro in Mexican coin whichat the present time is very low onedollar in Mexican coin being worthabout G5 cents in cuneucy Prices areauthoritatiYfVEGETABLESCarrots 4 cents per poundBeets 2 cents per poundCatbfigf 5 to 15 cents per bead vRaddishes 1 cent ner dozenFresh tomatoes 73 cent per bucketLettuce 12 cents per dozen headsOkra 02 ents per bucketSnap beans 02 cents per bucketTurnips 1 cents per poundLuinpkins 1 cent per poundGreen peppers 12 cents per dozeniarsley 3 cents per bunchSweet potatoes new 3 sents a poundPeas 75 ccnts i bucketJJutttrjbcans 37 cents per bucketSquash 25 cents per dozenEgg plant 25 cents por dozenntuiTSBananas 25 cents a dozmLemons small 23 cents adozenSugar cane 150 per 100 stalksEggs 23 cents a dozenButter countn 50 cents per poundWestern 56 cents per poundCheese Mexican 8 cents per poundAmerican 25 cents per pouudMHATSRough cuts 4 cents prr poundBeef roast 7 cent per poundBeef round seak 6 cent por p undBeef surloin steak 7 cents per p unciBeef porterhouse t ak 7 coutapoundBeef tenderloin steak S ceafci perpoundFork roast 10 cent rer poundFoik chop 10 rents per poundMutton 5 cents per poundHugs lnaitcneese 12 cmts a poundTripe 12 cents a p > undFork sausage 18 cents a poundFresh kaf lard 12 cents per poundBeef tongue 18 t > 23 cents eachCalf tongue 12 cents eschLiver G cents a poundnsiiTrout 5 conts a poundtat fish 3 cems a poundSheephe ad 5 cents a poundCrabs 12 cents per doxenOysters 1 Oa per hundredGAMEVenison 5 con per poundCliic 2ii live 25 cents eachDuck wild 6 to 8 cents eachGeese Wild 12 cunts eachJack snipe 75 c uts per dozenFmallbiids 18 cents per downPapabots 75 cents per dozenmm STEAMSHIP LISQUTKERN PACiFIG COMPSHYATLAHTiG SYSTEMStctfmcrs make rips bctweeuMoreran it or New Orleansand Brazos Santiago rizGalveston about ercryten daystFor further information call on oraddre53H B KlffGSSUIlY Agent1 P kiX tea Pi k SV5CavoaftndTiadeMarVsehtatned oiid all PWi> cnt busness conticctsil for modcfiatc FEs foun Ornce la Opposite S patcnt Orncc J1 and w can s ice pi cat la l s iwie UiAi Uwsc J<> ieraosrrom l nEU3ibead nodeJ d Vb np or p > oto TJiA desctlpJtlon We adv e i patentable or not tree o JI charre O jr ce not due tUt pal is stcured tObtain Patents wTht a pamphlet Ho toico t of saSie in the USaad ioreisacouatncsS5 sect free Address0ABSMOWOOj5 OPK PATSHT OrnCC WASHtROTOM O C JHMDEALER INI UMBER BUNDS AND DOOR 0And all kinds Building MaterialfSlTAgent for the celebrated Madison Indiana Bear for ealc bycask or car load Will pay highest price for country produceSTORE One block from Rio Grande railtoad depotJ B WELLSRrownovilloBWSTAYTONRJ LEHERGCorpus ChriikiWELLS STAYTOX KLEBERGILAnd General Land Agents13 ESTABLISHED 15i9BrownsvilleGO TOFurnitixrrvfrr wiggrWil practise i anystate vrhen spaciallj empl T < Lf the federal or SUte eoaru of thaThis space belongs toL N PETITPA1NMATAMOROS MEXICOSan Antonio Brewing AssociationExportforPicture Frames Mouldings andMattresses Garden BenchesGallery Chnfrs ail theContinental Refrig-erators etcSin Human BuildingElizabeln StreetBROWNSYiLLE JEXASg i< t +sBest beer in th market GusSanteed to keep in this climateMade from the best Malt and HopsJ S and M H CrossTexasILOB < JE N < 3TI STho Knights of HonorLodgeNo 3730 meets the 2nd and 4thTuesday of each monthHERBERT SilKRWOdTReporterJ F IIANSBX DictitorP W SEARURIUttqrbet it Law asd far PusueOffice on Levee Street inn doorsfrom Elev nthWill Practice hi all CourtsState and FederaltSubicribc far 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